The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-09
THE NEWBERRY COLLEGE.
4 Nrief Sketch Of Those who Teach
and Those who are to Take Part
in the Commencement Ex-
erciSes Next Week.

mencement exercises are always source
of pleasure and profit to our people.
The HERALD AND News has thought it
would be source Of interest and infor-
nation to its readers to know something
of those who teach in this institution
and of those gentlemen who arc to de-
liver addresses here during the COM
mencement exercises next week. With
this in view a short sketch OF each is
given in this connection. At some time
in the early future we will publish a
sketch Of the college.
The alumni roll now numbers sixty
four, two of whom are gone to join the
hosts ''beyond the river" Many OF
these young men have gone into the
ministry, others have taken medicine,
others law, and in fact nearly every
vocation is represented in the list. The
present graduating class numbers six.
The faculty is composed of young
men, and men Of high Christian charac-
ter, of liberal views, and men who are
eminently qualified for their various du-
ties and departments.
REV. GEO. w. HOLLAND, AM, PH.D.,
the president of the college, is native
of Augusta County, Virginia, and was
graduated from Roanoke College in
1857. He studied theology at Union
Theological Seminary, New York City,
and afterwards at Gettysburg Seminary,
Pennsylvania, graduating from the latter
place in 1860. In the same year he was
licensed to preach by the Virginia
Synod, and from lS60-Gl was pastor at
Harri<onbnrg, Va. He serYed in the
Confederate army in 1s6l-63, having lost
his left arm in the campaigns OF North
ern Virginia. In 1S63-67 he was pro-
fessor in Roanoke College, and from
1S67-73 he was again pastor at Harrison
sonburg. In 1873 he moved to South
Carolina and was pastor at Pomaria, iE
this county. In 1874 he was elected
Professor of Latin and Greek in New
berry College, then located at Walhalls.
This position he filled acceptably until
in 1877 when the college was relocated
at Newberry and DR.. Smeltzer resigned
the presidency of the college. Mr.. Hol-
land was elected vice-president, Rev.
DR.. Bowman having been elected presi-
dent. DR.. Bowman never accepted,
and in 1878 he was made president Of
the college, which position he has since
filled.
The degree of Ph.D. was conferred by
Roanoke College in 1884.
DR.. Holland spent all of last summer
in travelling through England, France
and Germany, returning just before the
opening Of the fall session of the college.
DR.. Holland is an able scholar, a pol
ished gentleman and a most excellent
teacher. He is also very able preacher.
u. B. MAYER, A. NJ, N. D.
Orlando Benjamin Mayer is an occa-
sional lecturer on Hygiene at Newberry
College. Already before the war when
the college was located at Newberry he
had held this position. DR.. Mayer is the
most thoroughly cultured man in the
faculty, probably in the town and per-
haps in the county. He was born near
Hope Station in Lexington County,
February Gath, 1918. He graduated from
the South Carolina College in 1897.
Thereupon he took up the study Of
medicine and received his diploma from
the Charleston Medical College in lS40.
Returning 10 the neighborhood where he
was born he practiced medicine in the
Dutch Fork for three years and then
went to Europe. Scotland, France and
Germany were the countries he visited,
studying medicine at Edinburg, Paris,
Gies$en and Heidelberg. After being
abroad Tor three years he settled in
Columbia, S. c., and praetieed there for
one and half years. Since 1849 he has
been located at Newberry and has en-
joyed a very successful practice. The
variety and accuracy Of his learning is
astonishing. If he had chosen to devote
himself to literature, he certainly must
have succeeded; for there is an unusual
polish and elegance in his style. He is
the author OF some pamphlets and short
stories. The best and most striking trait
of the venerable doctor is the beautiful
simplicity and humility Of his Christian
character.
REV. HOLMES DYsINeER, A. NJ,
Professor OF Ancient Languages and
Literature, is native Of Pennsylvania,
having been born at Miffin, March 26,
1858. He received his collegiate train
ing at Pennsylvania College, GettYs-
burg, Pa, graduating with second honor
and delivering the valedictory in June,
1873. He remained at Gettysburg for
three years after his graduation to re-
ceive his theological training in the Lu-
theran Seminary, at the same time
teaching in the preparatory department
of his alma mater. After finishing his
theological studies in 1871 he continued
teaching another year at Gettysburg,
whereupon he removed to the South, &C.
cepting a prcfessorship of Greek and
Latin in North Carolina College. which
he held for one year. During part OF
this time lie was pastor at Mooresville,
n. C.. Since 1883 he has been occupying
his present position in Newberry Col
lege. When the Lutheran Theological
Seminary of the South was removed to
Newberry in October, 1884, his duties
were increased by his being made Pro
fessor of Hebrew and Old Testament